It was just a matter of time, and a matter of mathematics, before Katie Ledecky was crowned as the most decorated U.S. female athlete ever at the Olympics .

The swimmer earned a silver in the 4x200-meter relay Thursday at the Paris Games to break the womens Olympic record for most medals .

Though various other swimmers have earned 12 medals, Ledecky is all alone now with 13. She was also all alone in her 1,500-meter freestyle swim Wednesday that upped her individual gold medal record in swimming to seven.